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Why Smart Women Still Struggle With Impostor Syndrome

By Janet Coin Seven in 10 women have experienced impostor syndrome at some point in their careers, compared with 58% of men, according to a 2025 Hays survey of more than 8,000 professionals. Even more striking, 47% of women said these feelings had become more frequent as they progressed in their careers. That statistic tells a story that many successful women will recognise. You can have the qualifications, the experience, the promotion, the successful company and the recognition, yet still wonder whether you genuinely deserve your place. From the outside, you may look confident and accomplished. Internally, however, you may be questioning whether your success came from ability or simply from luck, timing or circumstances. This is the paradox of impostor syndrome. It does not necessarily affect women because they lack competence. In many cases, it appears precisely among women who have substantial evidence of achievement. When Success Still Does…

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Mums & Kids Zone

How Easy Is It to Balance Motherhood, Business and Global Influence?

How Easy Is It to Balance Motherhood, Business and Global Influence?

By Laura Jones At 6:00 a.m., the day has already begun. A child needs breakfast, a school bag needs finding, a message from a business partner in another time zone is waiting for a response, and a meeting is already on the calendar. Before she has walked into the office, a woman may have already been a mother, caregiver, strategist, employer and decision maker. Then the world expects her to enter the boardroom and perform as though none of that exists. This is the part of women’s leadership we do not always see. We see the companies, awards, investments, international appointments and photographs from global stages. We celebrate women for what they have built but rarely see the daily negotiation between ambition and responsibility that makes much of that success possible. So, how easy is it to balance motherhood, business and global influence? The honest answer is that it is not…

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Home & Decor

A Spotlight on 10 Women Behind Today’s Most Interesting Interior Trends

By Blossom Ukoha Walk into a beautifully designed home today and you may notice that something has changed. The most compelling interiors are no longer defined simply by expensive furniture, perfect symmetry or carefully matched colours. Increasingly, they reflect personality, heritage, craftsmanship and the stories of the people who live in them. A handmade textile may sit comfortably beside a contemporary chair, while vintage furniture, bold artwork and unexpected colours create spaces that feel collected rather than manufactured. This changing design landscape connects naturally to the next page of this issue, where we continue exploring how women are transforming the way we experience our homes and surroundings. Before turning the page, however, there is a fascinating global story to consider: the women whose ideas are influencing what contemporary interiors look and feel like today. Kelly Wearstler (USA) Kelly Wearstler has spent decades challenging conventional ideas about luxury interior design. Her…

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Food ,Travel & Leisure

Morocco Through the Eyes of Women: 5 Experiences Worth Travelling For

Morocco Through the Eyes of Women: 5 Experiences Worth Travelling For

By Blossom Ukoha The first thing you notice in Morocco may be the colour. The terracotta walls of Marrakech are glowing beneath the afternoon sun. The blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen. The gold of the Sahara at sunset. The brilliant textiles hanging inside the souks. But look a little closer and you discover that Morocco’s most beautiful stories are not only found in its landscapes. They are found in its women. A woman preparing traditional food in a family kitchen. An artisan transforming generations of knowledge into a thriving livelihood. A guide leading visitors through mountain villages. A riad owner creating a sanctuary for travellers. A craftswoman turning heritage into a business. This is Morocco, worth discovering. And it is a story that connects naturally with the women celebrated throughout this feature of Amazons Watch Magazine: women who are turning culture into enterprise, experience into opportunity, and heritage into influence. Morocco…

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Ifeyinwa Osime: The Woman Who Rose Through Purpose, Perseverance and Leadership

By Blossom Ukoha Some leadership journeys begin with a title. Others begin long before anyone is watching, in classrooms, courtrooms, committee rooms and the quiet decisions that gradually build a reputation. For Mrs. Ifeyinwa Osime, the journey to the chairmanship of Access Bank Plc was not an overnight ascent. It was decades in the making: a journey through law, insurance, corporate governance and board leadership that ultimately placed her at the helm of one of Africa’s major financial institutions. In January 2026, Osime was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Bank Plc, succeeding Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN, who retired after completing his regulatory tenure. Her elevation marked another significant moment for women in Nigerian financial services, but perhaps more importantly, it represented the culmination of a woman who had spent years quietly preparing for the opportunity to lead. As Group Chairman of Access Holdings, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR,…

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UN Day

International Youth Day 2026: Her Future, Her Voice, Her Power

International Youth Day 2026: Her Future, Her Voice, Her Power

By Blossom Ukoha A young woman in Lagos building a small online business from her phone, a student in Nairobi pursuing engineering against all odds, a girl in rural India fighting every day to remain in school, and a young innovator in Seoul developing new digital solutions may live in vastly different environments. Geography, culture, income levels, and access to opportunity shape their realities. Yet beneath these differences lies a powerful shared truth: they all dream of learning, working, being heard, leading, and building a better future for themselves and their communities. International Youth Day 2026: A Call to Action This shared ambition is at the heart of International Youth Day 2026, observed on 12 August under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations.” For Amazons Watch Magazine, this year’s theme is more than a global slogan, it is a call to action. It is an opportunity to spotlight young women…

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Women in Stem

The Women Powering South Korea’s Next Technology Revolution

The Women Powering South Korea’s Next Technology Revolution

By Blossom Ukoha In Seoul, the future of technology is being built in places that look very different from one another: inside a global internet platform, a messaging ecosystem used by millions, an AI research laboratory, a venture capital firm backing AI native startups, a university lab working on explainable artificial intelligence, and the software division of one of the world’s largest automakers. What connects these spaces is increasingly the presence of women shaping what comes next. South Korea is already a global technology powerhouse, known for semiconductors, electronics, automobiles, telecommunications and increasingly artificial intelligence. Yet women remain underrepresented at the highest levels of the technology economy. Against that backdrop, a group of Korean women are occupying influential positions across platforms, AI research, digital transformation, entrepreneurship and investment. Their stories demonstrate that technology leadership is no longer confined to engineering laboratories or semiconductor factories. It increasingly encompasses the platforms people…

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